Planetary hours
in Gent.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 21:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 11:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:51
- 7♂︎ Mars13:51 – 15:09
- 8☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:27
- 9♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 19:04
- 11☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:22
- 2♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:04
- 3☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:46
- 4♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:10
- 6☽︎ Moon01:10 – 01:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:39
- 11♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 21:40: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:01 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.